tell this cowboy to get lost and dont pay him. when he said "other things popped up" and it wasnt ready, what if u cudnt get to work without the car?? a mechanic cannot charge 50 an hour, its one of the poorer paid trades and this is a rip off. their rate is in the region of 25 an hour
25 euro per hour? you must be joking. the mechanic has to charge for his own labour, his premesis, lighting and heating, specialist tools and so on. and you expect a mechanic to charge 25 euro an hour, thats way off the mark. maybe a mechanic who is employed by another mechanic who does not have to pay for overheads might get 25 euro an hour.tell this cowboy to get lost and dont pay him. when he said "other things popped up" and it wasnt ready, what if u cudnt get to work without the car?? a mechanic cannot charge 50 an hour, its one of the poorer paid trades and this is a rip off. their rate is in the region of 25 an hour
also, when working on cars extra work can pop up very frequently due to the nature of the work ie once you star working on the car, other faults can become more visible.
the op stated that she informed the mechanic to prepare the car for nct which is exactly what the mechanic did. a decent mechanic would therefore replace any worn parts which he may come accross when working on the car, but replacing an engine would involve a massive hike in cost for the mechanic to purchase and for the customer to pay for, so the customer would be contacted.I don't condone what Vino did, but if other things pop up, the customer should be contacted prior to carrying out the work. A garage can't take for granted that the customer wants that work done (unless already instructed to do so by customer). Take for example: if the engine was shagged does the garage, just remove the engine and replace it with a new one. No, of course they don't - the question is at what point is customer contacted?
Vino
For documented potential problems with your car try checking:
www.honestjohn.co.uk (car by car breakdown section)
www.usedcarexpert.co.uk
...you have to register for the second site, but it's free. Between the two, things like the seatbelt problem you mention should be there if it is a common enough problem.
but replacing an engine would involve a massive hike in cost for the mechanic to purchase and for the customer to pay for, so the customer would be contacted.
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